PJC Atheletic Director and Baseball Coach Becomes AD at New Mexico Junior College
After two decades at Paris Junior College, baseball coach and athletic director Deron Clark contemplates his next step. He has accepted the position of Athletic Director for New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, N.M. “It’s a combination of excited and sad,” said Clark. “It’s a strange emotion. My wife and I are both looking forward to the change and the new environment but at the same time we’re...
PJC Presents Awards at LVN, AS in Nursing Ceremonies
Paris Junior College vocational and associate degree nursing students received awards during pinning ceremonies held at the end of the spring semester. Louisa Kessel, St. Joseph’s Community Foundation Executive Director, congratulated the pinning candidates and presented them with a rose at both ceremonies for PJC’s surgical technology, medical records coding and vocational nursing programs held that day. In the vocational...
Dr. Pam Anglin, President of PJC, Seeks Expansion of College District
Dr. Pam Anglin has been President of Paris Junior College for 13 years. Her own higher education was begun at a community college in Grayson County, and she testifies to the value of close-to-home options for loan-free education prior to a student’s move to a university. At the university level, and through part-time classes, Pam earned her Masters and then her Doctorate degrees. She has a passion for providing a path to success...
Pharmacy Technician and Other June Continuing Education Courses at PJC-Sulphur Springs Center
Several classes will be offered in June by the Paris Junior College – Sulphur Springs Center’s Continuing Education Department. To sign up for a class or get more information, call 903-885-1232. The classes will be held on the campus located at1137 Loop 301 East in Sulphur Springs. The Pharmacy Technician course will prepare students to enter the pharmacy field and take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board PTCB exam. The class...
Registration Underway for Summer Sessions at PJC-Sulphur Springs Campus
Justin Radney of Como, left, with the help of Academic/Financial Aid Advisor Carey Gable, registers for a summer class at the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center. Radney is a student at the University of Mary Hardin Baylor and will be home for the summer, so he is taking the opportunity to get ahead in his education process. Registration for Summer I and Summer II semesters is underway. Summer I classes begin on June 6 and...
Area Students Graduate With GED at PJC-Sulphur Springs
Nearly 60 students were recognized recently during a ceremony held by the Paris Junior College Adult Education Department. Three scholarships to Paris Junior College were awarded based on students meeting all Adult Education Program requirements, receiving an instructor recommendation, and GED scores. The first scholarship awarded, the $250 Lamar County Literacy Council Scholarship provided by United Way of Lamar County, went to...
Creative Writing Awards Showcased at PJC Awards Ceremony
Creative writing talent was showcased in a recent awards ceremony at Paris Junior College. Ceremony organizer and PJC English instructor Marsha Dennis thanked the presenters and contestants and welcomed guest speaker Sharon Dennehy, retired PJC journalism instructor. Evyn McGraw of Greenville received the Outstanding Student in English award. Leticia Yanez of Sulphur Springs received the Outstanding Student in English as a Second...
PJC Offers Summer Scholarship to Hopkins County Graduating Students
Graduating high school seniors are again receiving a great deal from Paris Junior College this summer — a scholarship covering tuition for one class in either Summer I or Summer II semesters. The summer tuition scholarship is available to those graduating from high schools in the PJC service area in Hopkins, Hunt, Delta, Fannin, Lamar, and Red River counties to set them on a path to finish more quickly at PJC. “A graduating high...
